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it addresses the needs of our law enforcement community. it requires immigrants who witness crime or victims of domestic violence, some of them are afraid to come forward because of their status. it improves the treatment of refugees. the united states remain the ak on the world as it was to my parental grandparents and my parental great grandparents. i appreciate the fact that we have four members of the committee who worked with others in forming a bipartisan consensus. i thank senator shutcher and but for ent and senator graham that. of course, senator feinstein who has taught me more about immigration than i ever would have learned otherwise. the bill conclude what is some are calling triggers and could delay green cards for those who want to make full and contribute to the our society. i do not want people to move out of the shadows to be stuck in an under class just as we should not fault dreamers for coming ere as children. i'm disappointed that we're not treating all families equally. i believe we have to end the discrimination of g
it addresses the needs of our law enforcement community. it requires immigrants who witness crime or victims of domestic violence, some of them are afraid to come forward because of their status. it improves the treatment of refugees. the united states remain the ak on the world as it was to my parental grandparents and my parental great grandparents. i appreciate the fact that we have four members of the committee who worked with others in forming a bipartisan consensus. i thank senator...
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law. countries were strong human- rights prevail are countries where people do better. economy strive, rules of law are better. there are countries that lead on the world's station project stability across the regions. strong respect for human rights is not merely an indicator that the country is likely doing unleashes a country's potential. it helps to advance growth and progress. of a countrythink like burma for a minute. because of its steps towards democratic reform, a country that has been isolated for years is now making progress. has it reached for rwanda to be? no. but it is on the road. it is moving. more people are contributing to the economy and participating in the government, leading to faster growth and development. by starting to embrace universal rights the government is opening the doors to a stronger partnership with their neighborhood -- with their neighborhood in countries throughout the wor. many challenges remain. corruption has toe oted o remaing politica prisoners n
law. countries were strong human- rights prevail are countries where people do better. economy strive, rules of law are better. there are countries that lead on the world's station project stability across the regions. strong respect for human rights is not merely an indicator that the country is likely doing unleashes a country's potential. it helps to advance growth and progress. of a countrythink like burma for a minute. because of its steps towards democratic reform, a country that has been...
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law and a conversation with the congress. i would have to refer you back to statements by the white house on that. [inaudible] >> thank you. but i strongly urge you to come up with a number to tell this committee and the american people. we have a responsibility as well. for you to say we're just going andee how things turn out that will determine the size i believe is tragic and terrible mistake for which we may pay a heavy price. >> senator, to be clear. i did not say leave it completely vague. we are assisting at the battalion level. we will lift off to the brigade level. the number is inextricably linked to the number we believe e -- you have to wait until 2014 for that? 2014 two numbers. saturday afternoon at 12:30 eastern. gatethe dedication of the zimmerman meeting room. he rushed the come and who lost, gabrielle giffords. sunday at 9:00 eastern and pacific, london, portions of former british prime ministers margaret thatcher's funeral service. on c-span two, book tv goes to los angeles for the l.a. times festival of b
law and a conversation with the congress. i would have to refer you back to statements by the white house on that. [inaudible] >> thank you. but i strongly urge you to come up with a number to tell this committee and the american people. we have a responsibility as well. for you to say we're just going andee how things turn out that will determine the size i believe is tragic and terrible mistake for which we may pay a heavy price. >> senator, to be clear. i did not say leave it...
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that law. we gave amnesty to all the people that had been illegally driving. get the back taxes. let's get to get them in the light of day so they are e andcted from abus an exploitation. we have high tech workers that don't come here but go to other countries and compete with us. we need people from ranchers to derek to farmers. i don't think this bill goes far enough. i would like to see more, but this is progress. >> your statement mentions several examples of how terrorist disadvantage of our system. even mention how awesome terrorists have applied and received asylum. you mentioned the bill would allow people will have filed a frivolous asylum applications benefits under the legalization system. do you know how many people fall into that category and how does the bill before us make the current system weaker? >> i do outlined in my written testimony a number of pages of terrorists who have taken advantage of asylum. we have most notably the case just a few weeks ago of the syrian national
that law. we gave amnesty to all the people that had been illegally driving. get the back taxes. let's get to get them in the light of day so they are e andcted from abus an exploitation. we have high tech workers that don't come here but go to other countries and compete with us. we need people from ranchers to derek to farmers. i don't think this bill goes far enough. i would like to see more, but this is progress. >> your statement mentions several examples of how terrorist...
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they both in my view exist in harmony in our law. i would urge the obama administration to use both systems. >> [indiscernible] i spoke 45 minutes last night with the associate director of the fbi. i think all of us are wondering if the russians told us about this guy being a radical islamist into does 11, how could we have missed it? according to the fbi, they said the report -- they took the report from the russians seriously. they interviewed the suspects themselves, the family members, and school officials. they put his name to the system and found no evidence of domestic violence. they sent a report to the russians and said, do you have any more? they never got a reply. he went to russia. how could we not know that? apparently, the misspelling of his name was such that he did not pop up in the system. did he intentionally misspelled tis name, or did the aerofloo just get it wrong? we do not know. let's assume the fbi made a diligent effort to make an investigation based on the russian information. ankly, they did. miss all we fr
they both in my view exist in harmony in our law. i would urge the obama administration to use both systems. >> [indiscernible] i spoke 45 minutes last night with the associate director of the fbi. i think all of us are wondering if the russians told us about this guy being a radical islamist into does 11, how could we have missed it? according to the fbi, they said the report -- they took the report from the russians seriously. they interviewed the suspects themselves, the family...
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first year law student could prosecute this case. what i'm worried about is what does this individual know about future attacks or terrorist organizations that may be in our midst? we have the right to gather intelligence. under the criminal system you should not question someone without their lawyer present. under the law of armed conflict, when you're trying to gather intelligence about future attacks against your nation, there is no requirement for a lawyer. it would disturb me greatly if this administration is relying exclusively on the criminal justice system to gather intelligence. if we have to clear the questions that we're going to gather intelligence through the terror suspect's lawyer, who greatly diminished our ability to control the process, the last thing in the world i want to do is turn intelligence gathering over to the terror suspects and lawyer. i hope the administration will look long and hard at the evidence and keep on the table the ability to torget this suspect for intelligence-gathering purposes for future at
first year law student could prosecute this case. what i'm worried about is what does this individual know about future attacks or terrorist organizations that may be in our midst? we have the right to gather intelligence. under the criminal system you should not question someone without their lawyer present. under the law of armed conflict, when you're trying to gather intelligence about future attacks against your nation, there is no requirement for a lawyer. it would disturb me greatly if...
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of order, not torture. -- law of war. i along with senator mccain spoke loudly during the bush years about interrogation techniques that i thought were out of bounds in terms of our law and who we are. but let me firmly say this. having been a military lawyer for 30 years, i know the difference between prosecuting crime and trying to prevent a future attack. the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely is central to our national security. essential.utely if over time, the evidence suggests after a reasonable opportunity to make this decision this suspect does not fall into the statutory definition of an enemy combatant, i will accept that result. i think to rule that decision out now is premature and is unfair to those who are trying to protect us. i do not know how in the world we can make that decision by monday afternoon, given the recent nature of this attack. i will continue to work with the administration to create laws that allow us t
of order, not torture. -- law of war. i along with senator mccain spoke loudly during the bush years about interrogation techniques that i thought were out of bounds in terms of our law and who we are. but let me firmly say this. having been a military lawyer for 30 years, i know the difference between prosecuting crime and trying to prevent a future attack. the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely is central...
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harrison, the daughter-in-law who went to the white house with william henry, one of her sons did die upon coming home after being shortly in the white house, and she had written a small letter, it is in the papers here in the historical society. >> thanks. i'm going to jump in because we understand that your comment here, which is writing to the deceased relative would have been somewhat common at the time. >> yes. she's made a very good point. >> a related question from john on facebook, he wants to know, was jane pierce criticized for her connections with spiritualism, even if they may not have been of her own choosing? >> not to my knowledge. >> so, the public was kind of intrigued by spiritualism at this time? she was in the fashion in that regard. >> i suppose so. but i haven't seen any criticism except the only criticism i did find out about was the spiritualists making themselves known to her. she could have done without that. >> danville, virginia, hi, c.b. >> hi. just thank you for taking my we have a hospice group that is going to have a workshop for walking people through
harrison, the daughter-in-law who went to the white house with william henry, one of her sons did die upon coming home after being shortly in the white house, and she had written a small letter, it is in the papers here in the historical society. >> thanks. i'm going to jump in because we understand that your comment here, which is writing to the deceased relative would have been somewhat common at the time. >> yes. she's made a very good point. >> a related question from john...